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Title: Multi-Modal Lake Sampling for Detecting Harmful Algal Blooms
In this paper, we present a system for measuring water quality, with a focus on detecting and predicting Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs). The proposed approach includes stationary multi-sensor stations, Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) collecting water quality data, and manual deployments of vertical water sampling together with vertical water quality sensor data collection, in order to monitor the health of the lake and the progress of different types of algal blooms. Traditional water monitoring is performed by manual sampling, which is limited both in the spatial and the temporal domain. The proposed method will expand the range of measurements while reducing the cost. Human sampling is still included in order to provide a base of comparison and ground truth for the automated measurements. In addition, the collected data, over multiple years, will be analyzed to infer correlations between the different measured parameters and the presence of blooms. A detailed description of the proposed system is presented together with data collected during our first sampling season.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1923004
PAR ID:
10431839
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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